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Emergency care: Yet another challenging summer

For the third summer in a row, Canadians have faced overwhelmed emergency departments caused by staff shortages, overcrowded hospitals, lack of bed capacity and lack of access to community-based primary care. In some situations, particularly in rural areas, emergency departments have had to close...

St. Michael’s-led research calls for screening program for ‘ticking time bomb’ abdominal aortic aneurysm

It’s been seven months since Daniel Hook had successful surgery at St. Michael’s Hospital to treat an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), a condition where there is swelling or ballooning in the aorta. Known as a “ticking time bomb” because it can grow undetected for...
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For the third summer in a row, Canadians have faced overwhelmed emergency departments caused...

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